Small Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Period - Edo Date: Vintage

Date: Vintage

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while the turtle shape—often associated with longevity and stability—adds symbolic character to this practical 19th-century domestic object

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Small Lacquer Pot From Rajasthan - Ca 1910 Period - Edo Date: VintageIndian lacquer pots are true works of art and this colourful lacquer box is an excellent collector's piece. Lacquer boxes are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat for storing jewellery or bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe by pressing coloured sticks of lac against the wooden pot. As the pot revolved, the heat generated softens the lac and a thin lacquer of